Request for Information (RFI) for Site Development Partnerships at NASA Langley Research Center
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NASA Langley Research Center is seeking interest from industry, academia, and non-federal entities to partner in the development and leasing of approximately 325 acres across seven developable parcels and an additional 150 acres with environmental and archaeological constraints, collectively forming the NASA Langley Aerospace Innovation District Hub. The initiative aims to catalyze collaboration between government, industry, and academia to advance national priorities in hypersonics, aerospace technology development, payload processing, autonomous systems, and large-scale simulation facilities for lunar and Mars missions, while also supporting Langley’s institutional needs through public access, academic gateways, renewable energy infrastructure, and visitor housing. Proposals should outline high-level development ideas aligned with the hub’s mission to foster innovation and enhance American space superiority, with potential partnership mechanisms including lease agreements, Space Act Agreements, Enhanced Use Leases, or National Historic Preservation Act leases. Respondents must submit two to five-page expressions of interest electronically by July 31, 2026, with the RFI closing on June 30, 2027, and must clearly mark any proprietary information to ensure protection under FOIA. All proposed developments must comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and NASA’s historic preservation agreements, and any developer assuming full responsibility for site development must also commit to financing, infrastructure standards, tenant recruitment, and maintenance. NASA will retain final approval authority over subtenants to ensure compatibility with mission objectives. A Regulating Plan outlining site constraints will be released in fall 2026, and an Industry Day is scheduled for September 2026 to provide further context, with future Announcements for Proposal to follow before the RFI closure, detailing evaluation criteria and formal solicitation terms. The contracting office is located in Hampton, Virginia, and submissions must be directed to hq-realestate@mail.nasa.gov with the subject line LARC-RFI/EUL.
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Hampton, VA, 23681, USASet-Aside
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Over nearly two decades, NASA Langley has been consolidating its operational footprint into its central campus, freeing significant acreage for future development. The Center has identified approximately 325 acres across seven developable parcels for potential lease opportunities, along with an additional 150 acres across two parcels that carry environmental and archaeological considerations that limit level of development possible on them. NASA seeks ideas for potential future uses of all parcels as part of this RFI.
NASA seeks interest and ideas from industry, academia, and other non-federal government entities to lease and develop the NASA Langley AID Hub in whole or in part. This interest should be from entities aligned to long-term operations of the NASA Langley Aerospace Innovation District (AID) Hub, which NASA is establishing to enable and grow private sector and intergovernmental participation in Langley's mission in support of NASA's Ignition priorities to ensure American space superiority.
Initial ideas for developing the land include, but are not limited to, facilities and infrastructure development that support:
• National priorities in hypersonics, and efficient and secure interagency and international collaboration for aerospace technology development.
• NASA’s missions and priorities through accelerated research, development, testing and evaluation of aerospace products, payload processing for space payloads, airborne testing of scientific payloads, autonomous systems capabilities for regional air mobility, and Lunar/Mars large-scale integrated simulation facilities for east coast operations.
• Langley’s institutional needs through a publicly accessible gateway complex for academic consortium and international collaboration, public access to the history and natural beauty of the property, renewable energy farms, and temporary housing for visitors, foreign nationals, and students.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Initial Expressions of Interest - July 31 2026
Initial Industry Day - September 2026
Closing of RFI - June 30, 2027
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